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200 Killed in One Week in Iraq
From a Saturday, June 27, 2009 entry on Informed Comment a blog run by Juan Cole
200 Killed in One Week in Iraq
As the dramatic events in Iran have taken the world focus off Iraq, the news that some 200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in bombings and other political violence during the past week has been overlooked by many in the West.
On Friday, a bus station in Baghdad was bombed, killing 7 persons and wounding 31.
Still, Big Oil is nevertheless getting back into Iraq -- my guess is that
A lot of Iraqis vaguely wish the reformers well in Iran, but mostly they want the Tehran regime to stay out of their hair.
For more information:
http://www.juancole.com/2009/06/200-killed...
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